Sunday, June 24, 2007

Saturday Night

Yesterday afternoon, my old friend, Martha Wax and I finally connected (after several trials and misses during the week). I went over to Boom Boom's house in Point Richmond to visit Martha, who is staying with Jim before she moves back to Bolinas in July. Anyway, I met Martha in front of Hotel Mac and we went to The Spot for a drink. Then, we went up to Boom Boom's house and drank a bottle of champagne followed by a bottle of chardonnay (which Martha had cleverly infused with bitters to take the sweetness away). To be fair, I only had one glass of the chardonnay, not really my thing. Anyway, by that time, we were both a little high. We called EVERYBODY. Oh yes we did. Martha called her friend, Thayer, who used to work for the Grateful Dead. I called David Nelson to get John Dawson's phone number in Mexico because it was not in my cell phone and I was too high to drive to Marin to get it - I am sure Nelson wondered what was flying when he heard that message on his cell phone). Called Barry Sless to see if we were missing anything fun. Also called Steve Block for the same reason. Then, as if by magic, McDuke's number popped into my head so we called him to say hello. Then, we called Sally Mann Dryden Romano. Good lord, we were busy.

All of those phone calls gave us an appetite so we went to dinner at the Souzhou restaurant down the street. We had some really good food and I switched to coca cola as my drink of choice. The owner of the restaurant, Eric, fell in love with me and kept hugging me goodbye when we left. It was a little strange. Martha told me today that she had been eating there quite a bit during the week and that Eric had never once touched her. Hmmmm.

Back to Boom Boom's. By this time, I was drinking lemonade. We decided to go to Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland. Got to Oakland, found the club (it is on Telegraph) and tried to park the car but there was not one available parking place. I went around the block several times but I did not want to park in any place that said "No Parking" or was red despite what anyone said. The owner of the club, Peter, came out and said, "Hey Marin County, give me your keys and I will park your car." I handed him the keys and was amazed to see him make an illegal U Turn across Telegraph and pull into a space right across from the club. I had been trying to get to that space but there was no way to do it... I made the usual series of right turns to get to the other side of the street but the 3rd place where I needed to turn from Broadway to get back on to Telegraph had a no right turn sign. Anyway, we finally made it into the club. It is GORGEOUS - Peter is an artist and his paintings decorate the walls. We heard Denise Perrier sing - she was great. A trippy little guy named Marty bought Martha and I drinks. He looked like a cartoon figure and said he was Scottish, from Dundee, although he had a German accent. Martha said "If you are a Scotsman, why do you sound German?" and this dude stuck out his right arm and said "Sig Heil..." Needless to say, Martha and I decided to leave right then and there.

Is it me, or is the moon really weird?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It must have been the cosmic atmosphere Saturday night! Sumner and I went to the McMenamins Barley Mill Pub anniversary party (their first pub). The McMenamin brothers restored and now own the Crystal Ballroom and Edgefield (where DNB has played, and a bunch of places in Portland....all restored historic buildings,etc. They have really done some good things. But, lately IMO the music at the Crystal has sucked...."Baby loves Disco?" So, I proceeded to let Mike McMenamin know how I felt! Oy, too much alcohol... and I wasn't driving. I told him in no uncertain terms that he HAD to call David Nelson and get the NRPS at the Crystal! And pay them well....oh, dear. He was very nice about it, and talked to me for quite awhile.We then went to Sauvie's Island to visit a dear friend who just returned from living in the islands for 9 years...it had been that long since we'd seen him. We all agreed that we look the same and have not changed a bit. It is nice to be forever young. ;) S

Mizshely said...

I remember McMenamin's Edgefield... I was there with the DNB in March of 1997.

FYI, NRPS is working on setting up a gig in Pendleton. Let 'er buck...

Anonymous said...

Yee haw! During round-up time? If so, those rooms are probably already gone. I do have friends in Walla Walla. And then there was the year that I posed as an Indian maiden (girlfriend who IS an Indian's cousin)...so I could get in that side of the round-up. I guess you can say I've never had too much fun?!? Thanks for the heads up. I'll look forward to more information as things develop. S

Anonymous said...

P.S. "Martha" is one of Sumner's favorite songs.....He has showed me the boarded up Playland, and the site of Bathing at Baxter's. Oh, if the walls could talk. S

Mizshely said...

I went to the Round Up in 1976. I was staying in Pendleton for a few weeks (until I decided the cowboy thing had lost its romantic edge). Have spent a lot of time in Pendleton over the years but I have not been there in a long, long time. I guess NRPS will have to bring the Mountain to Mohammed because Robbie Cook seems loathe to leave Pendleton and golf even for his old friends.